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Rev. James Elder 1757–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1757

Birth Location: Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 02 Mar 1855

Death Location: Watertown , New York , USA

Father: John III

Mother: Mary Gray

Spouse(s): Margaret Archer

Children(s): Robert Elder, Isabella Elder, James Elder, Peter Elder, Jean Elder, Margaret Elder

Rev. James Elder was born in 1757 in Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of John W Jack Elder Iii And Mary Margaret Gray. Rev. James Elder married Margaret Archer, and had children including Isabella Elder, James Elder, Jean Elder, Margaret Elder, Peter Elder, Robert Elder. Rev. James Elder passed away in 1855 in Watertown , New York , USA.

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Biography

Rev. James Elder was born in 1757 in Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of John W Jack Elder Iii And Mary Margaret Gray.
Rev. James Elder married Margaret Archer, and had children including Isabella Elder, James Elder, Jean Elder, Margaret Elder, Peter Elder, Robert Elder.
Rev. James Elder passed away in 1855 in Watertown , New York , USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John III

1720–1788

Birth Location: Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

JI

Mary Gray

1760–1846

Birth Location: Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland

MG

Spouses(s)

Margaret Archer

1744–

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

MA

Children(s)

Robert Elder

1795–1855

Birth Location: Northern Ireland

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Isabella Elder

1781–1847

Birth Location: Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

IE

James Elder

1793–

Birth Location: Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

JE

Peter Elder

1785–

Birth Location: Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

PE

Jean Elder

1783–

Birth Location: Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

JE

Margaret Elder

1790–

Birth Location: Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland

ME

Rev. Elder's Ancestors

Self

Rev. Elder

1757–1855

Birth Place: Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Parents

John W "Jack" Elder III

1720–1788

Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Mary (Margaret) Gray

1760–1846

Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Grandparents

John (William Elder) II

1690–1779

Cavenaugh Estate near Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Margaret Gore-Grey

1700–

Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

James Gray

1735–

County Down, Northern Ireland

Elizabeth Reynolds

1738–1789

Norfolk

Great-Grandparents

Rev. Elder

1660–1730

Margaret Anderson

1672–1720

Robert Elder

1666–1726

Janet Bethune-Seath

1680–

Rev. Gray

1671–1749

2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Elder

1640–

Isabella Mitchell

1637–

John Anderson

1654–

Margaret Weir

1654–

John Elder

1638–1700

Katherin Shadow

1644–1720

David Seath

1640–1692

Christian (Collier)

1637–

John Gray

1641–1705

Janet Hamilton

1641–

Rev. Elder's Descendants

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Rev. (James) Elder (25 Dec 1757–02 Mar 1855) m. Margaret Archer (1744–)

1. Robert Elder 1795–1855 m. Hannah Floyd 1798–1865
1. 1. Esther (L.) Elder 1831–1912
2. 2. Lucinda Elder 1832–
3. 3. Mathew Elder 1840–1900
4. 4. James Elder 1820–1891
5. 5. Adam Elder 1822–
6. 6. Mary Elder 1839–
7. 7. Margaret Elder 1822–1906 m. Samuel (Dewitt) Greaves 1823–1918
  1. 1. Jennie (Elizabeth) Greaves 1864–1946 m. Hartley (Frederic) Dewey 1862–1945
    1. 1. Doris Dewey 1895–1977 m. Irving (Maxwell) Day 1894–1962
    2. 2. Dr. (Hartley Greaves) Dewey 1892–1963 m. Edith (Regina) Young 1891–1966
2. Isabella Elder 1781–1847
3. James Elder 1793–
4. Peter Elder 1785–
5. Jean Elder 1783–
6. Margaret Elder 1790–

Rev. Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1757

25 Dec 1757

Birth of Rev. James Elder in Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

1855

02 Mar 1855

Age 98

Death of Rev. James Elder in Watertown , New York , USA

Watertown , New York , USA

1757

25 Dec 1757

Birth of Rev. James Elder in Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

1855

02 Mar 1855

Age 98

Death of Rev. James Elder in Watertown , New York , USA

Watertown , New York , USA

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 25 Dec 1757
Event Place: Garvagh, Ballury, Balleymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 02 Mar 1855
Event Place: Watertown , New York , USA

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